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HOTSHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Storm Train to Slam Pacific Northwest with Heavy Rain,
Mountain Snow into November (Accuweather)
The World’s Biggest Source of Clean Energy Is Evaporating
Fast (Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/now/worlds-biggest-source-clean-energy-000111658.html
U.S. Aid Program to Keep People Online Was Riddled with
Deception, Fraud (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/10/25/broadband-subsidies-coronavirus-aid/
Why Are Pacific Northwest States Vying for Green Hydrogen
Dominance? (Hydrogen Fuel News)
https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/northwestern-state-green-hydrogen/8554381/
United Nations Weather Agency: Greenhouse Gases Reach New
Record in 2021 (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/un-weather-agency-greenhouse-gases-reach-new-record-in-2021/
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
The World’s Biggest Source of Clean Energy Is
Evaporating Fast
2.
Regulators Propose $155 Million Fine for Pacific
Gas & Electric for Role in Deadly 2020 Wildfire
3.
NorthWestern Pitches Montana Utility Regulators
on ‘Reliability Rider’ to Pay for Gas-Fired Power Plants
4.
Dam Turbine Leaks Hundreds of Gallons of Oil
into Snake River in Eastern WA
5.
Idaho Nuclear Lab Gets $150 Million to Upgrade
Infrastructure
6.
Secretly Recorded Phone Call Raises Troubling
Allegations in Electrocution Death of British Columbia Woman
7.
Alaska: Ketchikan City Council OKs Plan to Link
Power Grid with Metlakatla’s
8.
Public Power Conversations: Pacific Northwest
Hydropower – Tacoma Power & Douglas PUD
9.
Southwest Power Pool Names New Board Members,
Chair
10.
Guest Essay:
Joy Ditto – America’s Electric Utilities Facing Transformer Shortage
Crisis
11.
Electrification Will Define the Energy
Transition & Not the Current Crisis
12.
The Energy System Is ‘Inherently Racist,’
Advocates Say. How Are Utilities Responding to Calls for Greater Equity?
13.
Why Are Pacific Northwest States Vying for Green
Hydrogen Dominance?
14.
Portland General Electric Procures 311 Megawatts
from New Clearwater Wind Project in Montana
15.
Cool Tomatoes? Agrivoltaics Could Help
California Crop, If the Economics Pan Out
16.
You Don’t Need Solar Panels for Solar Power.
Community Solar Sites Can Power Your WA Home
17.
Oregon: Deschutes County Launches Commercial
Property Clean Energy Finance Program
18.
Seattle’s Forterra Fires Executive After Tribe,
Investors, Ex-Staff Speak Out
19.
Recycling Plastic Is Practically Impossible –
And the Problem Is Getting Worse
20.
United Nations Weather Agency: Greenhouse Gases
Reach New Record in 2021
21.
Oregon: Portland’s Climate Justice Program Could
See New Beginning
22.
U.S. Aid Program to Keep People Online Was
Riddled with Deception, Fraud
23.
Vice President Kamala Harris, in Seattle, Touts
Electric School Buses, Infrastructure Bill
24.
Renters Face Charging Dilemma as U.S. Cities
Move Toward Electric Vehicles
25.
Five Charts That Shed New Light on How People
Charge Electric Vehicles at Home
26.
Electric Vehicle Charging Station Rollout
Hampered by Outdated State, City Regulations: Report
27.
Republican National Committee Sues Google Over
Spam Filter, Complains Gmail Is ‘Modern Western Union’
28.
Arkansas Co-ops Debut Virtual Broadcast Studio
as ‘Next Step in Communications’
29.
Storm Train to Slam Pacific Northwest with Heavy
Rain, Mountain Snow into November
30.
Here’s a Timeline of the Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds
Coming to Western Washington
31. The Number of Americans without a Bank Account Drops to Lowest Level in More Than a Decade
WORD OF THE DAY
Salad Days \SAL-ud-DAYZ\ Noun – A time of youthful inexperience or indiscretion; also: an early flourishing period: heyday.
“The sad thing is,” shouted the aging circus animal keeper to his companion, “that these are our salad days.” “Why don’t you leave to find a better job then?” the younger man called back, flipping another shovel of elephant dung into the nearby wheelbarrow. “What,” said the grizzled veteran, “and give up show business?” (Sorry, I know this joke is as ancient as fossilized dinosaur dung, but I couldn’t resist)
ENERGY &
UTILITY ISSUES
1.
The World’s Biggest Source of Clean Energy Is
Evaporating Fast (Yahoo! News)
https://www.yahoo.com/now/worlds-biggest-source-clean-energy-000111658.html
2.
Regulators Propose $155 Million Fine for Pacific
Gas & Electric for Role in Deadly 2020 Wildfire (Marketwatch)
3.
NorthWestern Pitches Montana Utility Regulators on
‘Reliability Rider’ to Pay for Gas-Fired Power Plants (Montana Free Press)
https://montanafreepress.org/2022/10/25/northwestern-seeks-new-cost-recovery-tool/
4.
Dam Turbine Leaks Hundreds of Gallons of Oil into
Snake River in Eastern WA (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article267863602.html
5.
Idaho Nuclear Lab Gets $150 Million to Upgrade Infrastructure
(Associated Press)
https://ktvz.com/news/ap-idaho/2022/10/25/idaho-nuclear-lab-gets-150m-to-upgrade-infrastructure/
6.
Secretly Recorded Phone Call Raises Troubling
Allegations in Electrocution Death of British Columbia Woman (CTV News, Canada)
7.
Alaska: Ketchikan City Council OKs Plan to Link
Power Grid with Metlakatla’s (Alaska Public Radio)
8.
Public Power Conversations: Pacific Northwest Hydropower
– Tacoma Power & Douglas PUD (American Public Power Association)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nIbX6vSNdQ
9.
Southwest Power Pool Names New Board Members,
Chair (Talk Business)
https://talkbusiness.net/2022/10/southwest-power-pool-names-new-board-members-chair/
SOAPBOX SERENADE
– VOX POPULI
10.
Guest Essay:
Joy Ditto – America’s Electric Utilities Facing Transformer Shortage
Crisis (The Hill, Washington, DC)
11.
Electrification Will Define the Energy
Transition & Not the Current Crisis (Forbes Magazine)
12.
The Energy System Is ‘Inherently Racist,’
Advocates Say. How Are Utilities Responding to Calls for Greater Equity? (Utility
Dive)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
& SELF STORAGE
13.
Why Are Pacific Northwest States Vying for Green
Hydrogen Dominance? (Hydrogen Fuel News)
https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/northwestern-state-green-hydrogen/8554381/
14.
Portland General Electric Procures 311 Megawatts
from New Clearwater Wind Project in Montana (Electric Energy Online)
15.
Cool Tomatoes? Agrivoltaics Could Help California
Crop, If the Economics Pan Out (Energy News Network)
16.
You Don’t Need Solar Panels for Solar Power. Community
Solar Sites Can Power Your WA Home (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article267693437.html
CONSERVATION
& EFFICIENCY
17.
Oregon: Deschutes County Launches Commercial
Property Clean Energy Finance Program (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
18.
Seattle’s Forterra Fires Executive After Tribe,
Investors, Ex-Staff Speak Out (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
19.
Recycling Plastic Is Practically Impossible –
And the Problem Is Getting Worse (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/10/24/recycling-plastic-practically-impossible-report/
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEQUESTRATION VAULT
20.
United Nations Weather Agency: Greenhouse Gases
Reach New Record in 2021 (Courthouse News Service)
https://www.courthousenews.com/un-weather-agency-greenhouse-gases-reach-new-record-in-2021/
21.
Oregon: Portland’s Climate Justice Program Could
See New Beginning (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/10/25/portland-climate-justice-program-overhaul/
LONDON CALLING –TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22.
U.S. Aid Program to Keep People Online Was
Riddled with Deception, Fraud (Washington Post, DC – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/10/25/broadband-subsidies-coronavirus-aid/
I SING THE CAR
ELECTRIC
23.
Vice President Kamala Harris, in Seattle, Touts
Electric School Buses, Infrastructure Bill (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
24.
Renters Face Charging Dilemma as U.S. Cities
Move Toward Electric Vehicles (Associated Press)
25.
Five Charts That Shed New Light on How People
Charge Electric Vehicles at Home (Canary Media)
26.
Electric Vehicle Charging Station Rollout
Hampered by Outdated State, City Regulations: Report (Utility Dive)
PUBLIC RELATIONS,
MARKETING & MEDIA
27.
Republican National Committee Sues Google Over
Spam Filter, Complains Gmail Is ‘Modern Western Union’ (Ars Technica)
28.
Arkansas Co-ops Debut Virtual Broadcast Studio
as ‘Next Step in Communications’ (National Rural Electric Cooperative
Association)
OTHER THINGS TO
KNOW ABOUT TODAY
29.
Storm Train to Slam Pacific Northwest with Heavy
Rain, Mountain Snow into November (Accuweather)
30.
Here’s a Timeline of the Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds
Coming to Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
31.
The Number of Americans without a Bank Account
Drops to Lowest Level in More Than a Decade (USA Today)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/10/25/unbanked-record-low-america-fdic/10595677002/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Turkeys Will Cost More Because 6 Million Died During Bird
Flu Outbreak
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/10/26/avian-flu-turkey-prices-holidays/
Egypt Calls for Return of Rosetta Stone 200 Years After It
Was Deciphered
Your Cat Knows When You’re Using Your ‘Cat Talk’ Voice
https://gizmodo.com/your-cat-knows-when-youre-using-your-cat-talk-voice-1849695518
Rescued Beaver Builds a Doorway Dam in Viral Video
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/10/26/rescued-beaver-builds-dam/6911666813757/
SONG OF THE DAY
Dan Fogelberg - The Language of Love
